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Analysis: Rwanda: Small Batches of Rwandan Coffee Pack Big Punch in World Market
The way they 'punch above their weight' is to ensure that they export high quality coffee, while remaining united through their cooperative movements, according to Angelique Karekezi, the managing director at the Rwanda Small Holder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO).
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Post-Harvest Food Loss Is a Key Driver of Malnutrition: These Innovations Are Tackling the Problem in Indonesia’s Fish Value Chain
Food loss is a major challenge in Indonesia, and loss of fresh fish is a particular problem. An estimated 20 – 29% of fish is lost annually in the domestic supply chain, contributing to high rates of malnutrition and harming livelihoods in the country. As Rahmi Kasri at I-PLAN, GAIN Indonesia explains, inadequate cold chain infrastructure and poor handling practices lie at the heart of this issue. She discusses some promising cold chain, processing and product innovations that are addressing the challenge.
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- Agriculture, Entrepreneurship
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Press Release: DFC Announces New $2.5 Billion Ocean Plastics Initiative
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced today it aims to catalyze $2.5 billion in infrastructure investments aimed at reducing the discharge of plastic waste and marine debris into oceans and waterways under its new Ocean Plastics Initiative. The initiative seeks to catalyze private sector investment in projects that advance the development of efficient waste management, recycling, and other infrastructure projects in developing countries.
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- Environment, Investing
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Interview: Building Resilience by Shortening Supply Chains
Oumar Barou Togola is founder and executive chair of Farafena, a Vancouver-based social enterprise that imports and sells grain, flour and other food products grown by women farmers in the African nations of Mali and Malawi.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bayer Expands Better Life Farming Initiative in India; Empowers Smallholder Farmers Across Six States
After the successful implementation of its ‘Better Life Farming’ initiative in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, Bayer has now expanded the initiative to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Better Life Farming aims to provide smallholder farmers with access to modern agri-inputs and farming advisory and enable additional income generation through rural agri-entrepreneurship.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Fintech in Africa: Reshaping the Financial Sector
Across many countries in Africa, fintech is improving financial inclusion and stimulating innovation and productivity in major sectors, such as the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector and the agriculture sector, the backbone of the region's economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Trade in Food and Agricultural Products More Than Doubles in Last Two Decades
Trade and markets can spur sustainable development and strengthen resilience to shocks
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- Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Finance
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Samunnati Raises $20 Million Direct Debt From U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed a $20mn direct loan to Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt. Ltd., a non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India to help the company expand financing and technical assistance to low-income farmers and enterprises throughout the agricultural value chain in India.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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